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Coward's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coward took in $1.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money50%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Town taxes20%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Coward's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes20%

Sales tax
11%$136 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$359 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$278 thousand
  • Sewer$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money50%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
50%$620 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

11%

of Coward's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$906 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$849 thousand
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$378 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$378 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$186 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Coward. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Coward itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.